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** US MARKETS **
Dow 0,73%; Nasdaq 0,4%; S&P 0,6%; Soxx 0,07%; Russel2k 1,19%; DJAIG -0,55%; 10yr
Bond 0,03%; 10yr Yield 4,7%; Crude future 62,5; Gold 549,78

| Healthcare 1,05%| Industrials 0,92%| Telecom 0,86%| Financials 0,72%|
Materials 0,72%| Utilities 0,69%| ConsStaples 0,55%| Energy 0,54%| ConsDisc
0,28%| Technology 0%

** ASIAN MARKETS **
Nikkei -0,04%; Kospi 0,19%; HSI 0,34%; Taiwan -0,42%; China 0,09%; India -0,26%;
Thailand 0,94%; Australia 0,42%

** HEADLINES **
- Lear Corp., Dura, Other U.S. Auto-Parts Makers May Collapse, Analysts Say
- Stock Performance, Worst Since Nixon, Undercuts Bush’s `Ownership Society’
- Home Resales in U.S. Slowed in February for Sixth Month, Economists Say
- New England’s $1 Billion Ski Industry Squeezed by Fuel Costs, Warm Winter
- U.S. Treasuries May Decline on Speculation Report to Show Faster Growth
- Yen Erases Gain As BOJ’s Nakahara Damps Optimism for Increase in Zero Rate

- Japan’s Imports Gain Most in a Decade in February, Narrowing Trade Surplus
- Kookmin Agrees to Pay $7.2 Billion for Korea Exchange Stake, People Say
- Hermes 2005 Profit Rises 15 Percent After Japanese Recovery Lifts Demand
- Cosco Pacific’s Second-Half Profit Rises 5.9 Percent on China Cargo Growth
- Japan Won’t Give Up Iran Oilfield Project After U.S. Urges Halt in Venture
- Malaysian Central Bank Governor Sees No `Secondary Pressures’ on Inflation
- Singapore’s Private Banking Industry Grows as Low Taxes Lure Millionaires

** US AFTER HOURS **

- Adobe (-3.88% after market) delivered Q1earnings of $0.32 per share, excluding
non-recurring items, $0.03 ahead of the Reuters Estimates consensus. Revenues
rose 38.6% year/year to $655.5 mln vs. the $649 mln consensus. For Q2, the co.
foresees EPS of $0.30-0.32 vs. the $0.32 consensus, on revs of $640-670 mln vs.
the $675.59 mln consensus. Adobe reaffirmed its guidance for FY06 — estimating
revs of $2.7 bln vs. the $2.72 bln consensus.

** IN PLAY TODAY **

Thursday’s calendar features the latest Initial Claims data, due out at 14:30
CET, as well as the February Existing Homes report, due out at 16:00 CET. On
the earnings front, there are a handful of noteworthy companies slated to
release results. Palm is amongst the companies scheduled to report after the
bell.

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